On their nature walk, Tim saw that erosion had left the gully completely dry.
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chunk -
A thick, solid piece of something, usually broken off or cut.
While defrosting her refrigerator, she threw a chunk of ice into the sink.
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gulch -
A narrow and steep-sided ravine marking the course of what used to be a stream
Tourists would often walk through the dry gulch in the national park.
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bump -
A small raised area on a surface or the body, often from an injury or irregularity.
There’s a bump on my arm where I got stung by a bee.
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skew -
To cause something to be not straight or exact; to twist or distort.
The fact that so many of guys on the track team were sick negatively skewed their performance results.
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dent -
To make a slight hollow or depression in a surface by impact or pressure.
The car’s door was dented when it was accidentally hit by a shopping cart.
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outskirts -
The outer areas of a city, town, or village, usually less developed or populated.
We got lost while driving through the outskirts of the small town.
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crust -
A hard or brittle outer layer or coating on something
I always eat the crunchy crust of the bread first when I have toast.
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borderline -
Unclear and uncertain whether something is in one category or another.
Because she was only a borderline diabetic, she didn't need insulin shots, and could maintain her blood-sugar level through diet and by staying away from sweets.
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blob -
A fat, round drop, usually of something sticky or thick
There exists a certain type of fish that resembles a blob of liquid.
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tangent -
A subject or activity that is a change in direction, and different than the one you had been doing.
The police tried to focus the only witness to the crime, but he kept going off on tangents about irrelevant topics.
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prong -
Each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork
Forks come in many versions, some with varying numbers of prongs used for different tasks.
